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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Crime Branch, which has intensified its probe into the police sub-inspector (SI) recruitment scam, has reportedly issued lookout circular against the absconding accused persons. Apart from issuing the lookout circular against the absconding accused persons, police also froze the bank accounts of 10 accused persons including key conspirators Sankar Prusty and Muna Mohanty, informed sources. The…

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Police have arrested a youth for spreading communal hatred through social media, a senior officer said  Monday. The cybercrime police arrested the accused, identified as Arshad Alli (19), on Sunday night in connection with a case registered based on a written complaint lodged by an individual on October 9 this year, the police said….

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday termed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s advice to female boarders to not venture out late at night as “disappointing.” Deputy CM Parida, who is also in charge of the Women and Child Development department, strongly denounced Banerjee’s advice to female boarders not to go out at night….

Chhatrapur: A goods train reportedly carrying coals caught fire at Chhatrapur railway station in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Sunday prompting the firefighters to reach the spot to douse the flames. As informed by sources, the goods train was reportedly carrying coal to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh from Odisha’s Khurda. However, some railway employees noticed smoke emitting…

Rourkela: Armed Maoists on Sunday torched the mobile tower of a private mobile service provider and destroyed costly equipment on Odisha-Jharkhand border. The red rebels reportedly blew up the mobile tower by bombing it in the Kolbhanga area under the​ Jaraikela Police Station on the Odisha-Jharkhand border. Meanwhile, a state of fear gripped the locality after the…

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today issued yellow warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorm with lightning in Odisha for next three days. The weather department said that the thunderstorm with lightning with gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur in parts of Odisha till 8.30 AM of October 15. Check the…

Bhubaneswar: The Bhadrak Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Rout on Sunday suspended Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sushanta Nayak of Bhadrak Town Police Station on charges of dereliction of duty. According to reports, ASI Nayak had been serving at the Town Police Station for nearly two years. However, his performance was reportedly unsatisfactory throughout his tenure. Despite…

SUBARNAPUR — Subarnapur district Binika police get big success: Binika police have arrested 8 absconding ganja mafia members who were absconding for a long month and 4 days and produced them in court. Along with this, two cars used by the mafia, 8 mobiles and cash of Rs. 10,000 have been seized. The incident revealed…